The Debut

The Debut

6.0 2000 | 88 min

Drama

Filipino-American high school student Ben (Dante Basco) works in a comic book shop to earn money to pay his way into Cal Arts. His father, a postman, is determined that his son--who has won a pre-med scholarship to UCLA--will become a doctor. The eighteenth birthday party of Ben's sister, Rose, sets off a comedic and touching series of events and family struggles that will in turn determine young Ben's future. This fresh independent production from Gene Cajayon presents a lighthearted and warm coming-of-age tale filtered through the eyes of an American subculture rarely seen on film.

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"One night can change a lifetime."

Budget

$1,000,000

Released

May 18, 2000

Popularity

0.7

PRODUCTION COMPANIES
Center for Asian American Media (CAAM)
Center for Asian American Media (CAAM)
National Asian American Telecommunications Association
National Asian American Telecommunications Association
COUNTRY & LANGUAGE

Production Countries:

United States of America

Spoken Languages:

Tagalog English
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